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Three teaching methods mapping onto three historical stages of education: teaching-centred, information processing, and student-centred

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The article organises mathematics problem-solving instruction into three methods — traditional, heuristic, and active — and states "These three methods correspond with the three historical stag es of education (teaching-centred, information processing and student-centred)." The traditional method has the teacher presenting predefined materials orally while students memorise; the heuristic method teaches named strategies such as drawing a picture, systematic tables, and eliminating inappropriate possibilities; the active method centres on students solving problems themselves with teacher guidance. The framework frames the study's comparison of the three conditions.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Teachers must know the methods and their underlying strategies; the article says instruction in the use and selection of explorative problem-solving strategies is very important

Constraints

  • Heuristics, per Schoenfeld as cited, cannot be generalised due to the complexity of utilising them in practice

Target Learners

  • high school mathematics students

Learning Goals

  • problem-solving skill
  • creative thinking

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Key Sources

  • Robabeh Puran, Mohamad Hasan Behzadi, Ahmad Shahvarani, Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi. (2017). The Effects of Training and Other Factors on Problem Solving in Students. European Journal of Contemporary Education, 6(3): 448-460. https://doi.org/10.13187/ejced.2017.3.448
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title Three teaching methods mapping onto three historical stages of education: teaching-centred, information processing, and student-centred
description The article organises mathematics problem-solving instruction into three methods — traditional, heuristic, and active — and states "These three methods correspond with the three historical stag es of education (teachi...
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